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Minister of Justice,
Counselor Farouk Seif El Nasr
Ministry of Justice, Lazoughly Square,
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt

Your Excellencies:

We, the undersigned are writing to protest the attempt to annul the marriage of Nawal Elsaadawi and Sherif Hetata on the grounds that the views expressed by Dr. Nawal Elsaadawi, medical doctor, writer and active defender of the rights of women place her outside the boundaries of Islam.

We are deeply concerned that such a measure can only produce an extremely negative image of Egypt and the Arab and Islamic world. This intended legal action against Dr. Elsaadawi and her husband, Sherif Hetata will be considered to be a basic infringement of human rights, and political and religious freedoms.

We ask you to do all that is within your power to be certain that justice and intellectual freedom prevail in Egypt.

Sincerely,